wowvow: What are you reading at the moment?
Mandy: I am currently reading the set of novels by Tania Carver. They are off the scale in terms of gripping. I love psychological thrillers and no one does it better than this husband and wife team that write under the pseudonym name of Tania Carver.
wowvow: What piece of your wardrobe best represents your style?
Mandy: What reflects my personal style mostly I would say is classic elegance so I tend to wear classic pieces. In the summer mostly pretty maxi dresses with matching jewellery of course!
wowvow: What are you going to do next?
Mandy: What am I going to do next? Well I have recently stumbled across a couple of items that I would like to make as part of my wedding packages!
wowvow: Is there anything else that you’d like to tell us?
Mandy: I guess the only other thing I would like to tell you is that I realised far too late in life that I had talents that could give me the opportunity to own my own business. All the skills that I had developed during my 25 years of working in the banking sector were completely transferrable. I now have 3 businesses, obviously my wedding stationery business, my husband and I set up an Independent Financial Advisor business which has been going now for 5 years and is extremely successful and together with my friend Jane we purchased a commercial property. We have created 13 individual office spaces and we rent them out to new and small business who would otherwise struggle to pay high street prices for rent. The building has been full now for 2 years and is working brilliantly for all the businesses in there.
They all have the support from Jane who is an accountant, her daughter Rebecca who has a business providing admin support, they get financial advice from my hubby and I am always on hand to offer any help with leadership and management issues.
I hope that you have enjoyed reading about my little journey and what makes me tick.
Thank you from all of us at wowvow:
Dear Mandy, we really appreciate you sharing your story with all of us at wowvow. You’re living proof that ‘if you want something doing ask a busy person’! Your love of your family and your work shines through and readers will be encouraged to aim for their dreams as you have. Your work is wonderful and we wish you continued success and you and your family good health.